Blank book.



S. R. CLARK.

BLANK BOOK.

- APPLICATION FILED JAN.'21, 1913. 1,095,81 5. Patented May 5, 1914.

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SEDG-WICK R. CLARK, OF SPALDING, NEBRASKA.

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BLANK BOOK.

T 0 all whom it may concern Be it known that I, Snnewiok R. CLARK, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Spalding, in the county of Greeley and btate of Nebraska, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Blank Books, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in blank books and it consists in the combinations, construction, and arrangement hereinafter described and claimed.

An object of my invention is to provide a combined register and ledger for use by clerks, the device being arranged so as to afford convenient means for posting the sales in the ledger at the time they are entered upon the register.

A further object of my invention is to provide a device of the loose-leaf type in which there is a set of leaves constituting the ledger and a set constituting the register, each set of leaves being on a common writing surface or holder in sight of the user of the device.

Other objects of my invention will appear in the following specification and the novel features of the invention will be particularly pointed out in the appended claim.

My invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings forming a part of this application in which Figure l is a face view of the open book; and, Fig. 2 is a section along the line 2-2 of Fig. 1.

In carrying out my invention, I provide a backing 1 of stifi cardboard, metal, or other suitable material. Hinged to the backing l by means of rings 2 or similar devices is a cover 3 preferably of the same material as the backing or writing support 1. The hinge rings which hold the cover to the support 1 also serve as means for securing the leaves of the register. These leaves are preferably doubled. Thus in Fig. 2, the top leaf 4 is designed to receive the items or memorandum of sale. To this end I provide on the face of the leaf a series of columns, the first column 4* denoting the name of the purchaser; the column 4 the amount of the purchase; and the column 4 the name of the article purchased. The sheet 4 is folded at its outer edge 5 to provide an underlying portion 6 which terminates short of the inside edge of the upper sheet, as shown in Fig. 2. Between the portions Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed January 21, 1913.

iatented May 5, 1914. Serial Nd. 743,316.

' l and (S I may place a sheet of carbon paper '7 so that when an item is entered upon the sheet 4:, it will be copied in duplicate on the portion 6. As many of these double sheets as is necessary may be used. In the drawings, I have shown a split ring which has a portion hinged so as to permit the leaves to be removed or replaced, but as stated before any other suitable holding device might be used in lieu of the ring 2.

It will be noted that the register covers only part of the supporting surface 1. The upper portion supports the ledger leaves. These leaves are shown at 8. They are held upon the support by fastening members 2 which are similar to those already described in connection with the register. The ledger leaves are indexed as shown at 9 and are preferably divided by lines 10 into spaces, each space being designed for a particular customer.

From the foregoing description of the various parts of the device, the operation thereof may be readily understood. The device is primarily designed for use at farm auctions. As the articles are sold, the clerk enters the items on the register in their order. He may then immediately post to the ledger so that when the sale is over, instead of having to pick out the items, from the register, which have been bought of any one individual, he can refer at once to the record of the ledger. In using the ledger, the leaves may be turned back instantly and will hang from the edge of the book out of the way so as to leave the leaf which is exposed entirely free and ready to have entered upon it the necessary data. The ledger would of course be used for one auction, a new set of cards or-leaves being attached in each additional auction.

It will be seen from the description of this device that the clerk has always before him the register page and the ledger leaf or card at the time the sale is being made. Both of these leaves are on a common writing surface. This lessens the danger of mistake because when posting from the register to the ledger, the clerk does not have to lose sight of the article, name, and amount, as he would if he were posting from a separate book. When the sale is over the original owner of the property or stock which has been sold has a duplicate record of the articles sold, this duplicate being the portion 6 upon which a carbon copy of the items has been made. This portion may be torn off and left with the original owner.

I claim The herein described blank book, which consists of a stiff backing or support, a set of register leaves disposed normally upon and arranged to be supported by a portion of said backing or support, a series of index ledger leaves disposed upon and supported by the remaining portion of said support, each of said ledger leaves having one edge contiguous to one edge of said support, hinges for securing said ledger leaves to said support, said hinges being arranged to permit the ledger leaves to be turned out of their normal position and to be suspended from the edge of the support a cover portion arranged to register With said backing portion and to cover both the register leaves and the ledger leaves, and hinges common to the cover and to the registering leaves for securing said cover and said register leaves to one edge of the backing, said cover serving as a support for the ledger leaves when the back is open.

SEDGXVICK R. CLARK.

Witnesses M. J. KEENAN, PATRICK JoNEs.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents. Washington, D. C. 

